[SeekAndFind]

"Just as the virus is adapting, so too are our bodies," Dowdy said. "It's not like with every variant things are getting worse. If anything, our bodies are getting smarter and we're seeing fewer and fewer serious infections."

Even if the virus doesn't cause severe illness in most people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there was still a risk that hospitals may become overwhelmed because of the transmissibility of the strain.

"This is still a virus that's killing hundreds of people in the US a day, and that's hundreds of people who don't need to be dying," Dowdy said. "At the same time, the average case is getting milder over time."

[cranked]

Cold or Flu?

/s

[MrRelevant]

So a cold....got it, thanks!

[NonValueAdded]

"The Summer Covid Cold is a different animal."

[BBQToadRibs2]

[enumerated]

The Midterm Variant.

[bray]

Sore throat, time to mask up and take 15 shots.

[RatRipper]

I actually think I had it again 2 or 3 weeks ago and did not realize it until it was over. I was tired for 2 or 3 days, most of which was on a weekend. Had a mild headache one afternoon. It did not dawn on me it might be COVID until I recovered after about 3 days. I did not feel bad enough to make me slow down or stay at home. But after looking back at my symptoms and comparing notes with my wife, we pretty much decided we had contracted it for the second time. There just wasn’t much to it.

[dynachrome]

runny nose
sneezing
sore throat

Ghost pepper sauce gave me covid!

[kvanbrunt2]

can i get a vaccine for a runny nose? Please mr biden.

[Pollard]

[nesnah]

Just getting over it. Mild cold, very slight temp the first 2 days, no cough, no sore throat, mild fatigue & body aches.

A 3/10 on the nuisance scale.

[MercyFlush]

So it’s essentially just a seasonal flu at this point.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"This is still a virus that's killing hundreds of people in the US a day, and that's hundreds of people who don't need to be dying" -- Dr. David Dowdy, Epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

If they don't need to die, then why are they dying? What should be done differently? Wear masks, stay home, social distance again? Close down all businesses and send out $5 trillion more COVID relief checks? Or more vax shots?

[31R1O]

My family just had COVID over the independence day weekend. Two really bad days and headache for around 4 days. Everyone has recovered.

[IC Ken]

In other news Fentynol is killing thousands per day.

[BenLurkin]

Bodies

Everywhere

[Dalberg-Acton]

Business Insider is fake news.

[Our man in washington]

I got it last month. Felt like mild hay fever. Your experience may vary.

[fedupjohn]

Pollen attack

[dfwgator]

Oh, the horror!